Show CURB STOCKS HELY IN SCANTY TRADING Fluctuations Mean Little Little- Standard Oil of Indiana Indi- Indi J ana Breaks By JOHN L L. L COOLEY Associated Press Financial Writer NEW YORK July 24 P selling sent curb prices lower to tod y after the market had made inconsequential changes during the theand and and early afternoon Some of t the active utilities including Electric Bond and Share lost a point or more net Standard Oil of Indiana broke about 3 points on unconfirmed re reports ports of a forthcoming dividend r re Other oils were also s soft Inactive specialties had a thin mar ket and several rather wide during the earlier appeared deals o on small transfers mostly odd lots r The days day's feature however was a break In Standard Oil of Indiana which sold off about 3 points in response to unconfirmed market rumors that th dividend was to be cut at the directors directors' di tors' tors meeting early next month Weakness of this leader was re re fleeted In other petroleum shares al though to a moderate extent Vacuum declined In active dealings but the then met support Humble and Cities Service Ser vice sagged Eureka Pipe dropped several points in a light turnover High priced Industrials and special ties which have been quiet this were quoted lower on their Infrequent tape appearances A. A O. O Smith Great Atlantic and Pacific and Parker Rust were particularly heavy Spiegel Mar tay preferred lost a couple of points Investment trusts followed t the downward drift of prices in the gen v eral market Continental Shares Shar Bl preferred and azId Insull Utility preferred showed substantial de de' de clines climes Shenandoah Blue Ridge and United Founders eased cased nominally i Some utilities got a point or orso so lower but the reaction found offerings offer offer- ings limited Call money renewed on the curb at i 1 the usual 2 per cent rate |